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School Counsellor

@ School District #43 (Coquitlam)

Coquitlam, British Columbia

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School District No.43 (Coquitlam) is hiring a School Counsellor on temporary and continuing assignments for the upcoming school year. The role supports students through counselling and guidance within a large K-12 district of 70 schools. Candidates need a master's in counselling with supervised practicum and BC Teacher Regulation Branch certification.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide counselling and guidance to students across schools
  • Fill temporary and continuing vacancies for the upcoming school year
  • Work within a K-12 school district of 70 schools

Requirements summary:

  • Relevant teaching experience
  • Master's degree in counselling or counselling psychology
  • Completed supervised practicum
  • Certification with the BC Teacher Regulation Branch
  • Certificate of counselling qualifications
  • Two teacher administrator references, one from current or most recent position

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Employer posting date
2026-11-05
First seen by our source
2026-10-16
Source record updated
2026-11-06

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Job details

DepartmentSocial & community services
Scheduleday
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingSchool
PositionSitting and standing
Physical demandsphysical low · computer moderate
Licences & certificationsBC Teacher Regulation Branch certification, Certificate of counselling qualifications
EducationMaster’s degree (required)
Fields of studyCounselling, Counselling psychology

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School District #43 (Coquitlam)

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Job description

School District No.43 (Coquitlam) invites applications for:

SCHOOL COUNSELLOR (Temporary Assignments)

School District No.43 (Coquitlam) is the third largest school district in BC with approximately 4,400 employees and 32,000 students in 70 schools. We serve the communities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, and the villages of Anmore and Belcarra. Our six-year completion rates are well above the provincial average and some of the highest in BC. Overall, we are #1 in the Metro Vancouver region and #2 in BC. We are proud to run the largest international education program in Canada for the K-12 sector.

SD43 (Coquitlam) values diversity in the workplace and strives to honour each persons unique lived experiences. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates with varied backgrounds, cultures, races, abilities, and intersectionality.

Coquitlam School District is accepting applications from candidates for the position of a School Counsellor. This position is intended to fill temporary and continuing vacancies for the upcoming school year.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Successful applicants will possess the appropriate education, training and or experience.

  • Relevant teaching experience
  • Masters degree in counselling or counselling psychology, with a completed, supervised practicum.
  • Certification with the British Columbia Teacher Regulation Branch

Please ensure the following documents are included with your application:

  • Resume/ Cover Letter
  • Certificate of counselling qualifications
  • Certification with the Teacher Regulation Branch (TRB)
  • We require two teach administrator references (principal/vice principal or equivalent) and one must be from your current/most recent position.

We appreciate your interest but regret that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

The deliberations of employees, and Committees used to screen and consider job applications, shall be kept in strict confidence, and shall not be disclosed to any person except as required by law. Personal references, recommendations and evaluations collected or generated by Board employees and Committee members as part of the Board's hiring processes (other than references whose authorship and content is already known to the job applicant) shall be treated as having been supplied in confidence to the Board for the purposes of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

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